2-Aminothiazole
Chemical compound
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2-Aminothiazole is a heterocyclic amine featuring a thiazole core. It can also be considered a cyclic isothiourea. It possesses an odor similar to pyridine and is soluble in water, alcohols and diethyl ether. 2-Aminothiazole itself is mainly of academic interest, with few exceptions. It is a precursor to a sulfathiazole ("sulfa drugs"). 2-Aminothiazole can be used as a thyroid inhibitor in the treatment of hyperthyroidism.[2]
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| Preferred IUPAC name
1,3-Thiazol-2-amine | |
| Other names
2-Thiazolamine, Aminothiazole, 2-Thiazylamine, Basedol, 2-Thiazolylamine, 4-Thiazolin-2-onimine, 2-Amino-1,3-thiazole, Abadole | |
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.002.284 |
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| Properties | |
| C3H4N2S | |
| Molar mass | 100.14 g·mol−1 |
| Appearance | Light yellow crystals |
| Melting point | 86 to 89 °C (187 to 192 °F; 359 to 362 K) |
| Boiling point | 117 °C (243 °F; 390 K) (20 hPa) |
| 100 g/L (20 °C) | |
| −56.0·10−6 cm3/mol | |
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| H302, H319 | |
| P264, P264+P265, P270, P280, P301+P317, P305+P351+P338, P330, P337+P317, P501 | |
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| 600 °C (1,112 °F; 873 K) | |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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2-Aminothiazole is prepared from paraldehyde, thiourea, and sulfuryl chloride.[3]
2-Aminothiazoles
Like the parent, 2-aminothiazoles are often produced by the condensation of thiourea and an alpha-halo ketone.[4][5][6]
In an adaptation of the Robinson-Gabriel synthesis, a 2-acylamino-ketone reacts with phosphorus pentasulfide.
Applications
Synthetic aminothiazoles - compounds containing the parent 2-aminothiazole as a subunit - are used in medicinal chemistry. Some examples are abafungin, acotiamide, amiphenazole, amthamine, avatrombopag, aztreonam, cefepime, cefixime, ceftizoxime, ceftiofur, ceftibuten, cefpirome, famotidine, meloxicam, and pramipexole.[7][8]
See a related compound called 2-Amino-2-thiazoline [1779-81-3].[9]



